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The Salvation Army to Dedicate New Facility "Heritage Place"

Heritage Place, the new
facility in The Salvation Army’s Renaissance Village, will be dedicated
in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 27, at 3612 Cuming St.

The
dedication, which starts at 10 a.m., will feature special guests
Commissioners Brad and Heidi Bailey, Salvation Army Central Territory
Leaders; Majors Greg and Lee Ann Thompson, Western Division Leaders; and
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert. Parking is available on site.

Construction
of Heritage Place began June 2015 and was completed in March 2017. The
dedication of Heritage Place marks the end of The Salvation Army’s
Building Hope Capital Campaign.

Heritage Place at Renaissance
Village replaces the old Lied Renaissance Center, previously Methodist
Midtown Hospital, which was demolished this summer. Though less than
half the size of the Renaissance Center, the new facility is a better
and more efficient space for residents and Salvation Army staff.

“We
are so grateful to all of our community partners whose generous
donations helped to make this building a reality,” said Salvation Army
Western Division Leader Major Lee Ann Thompson. “We look forward to
seeing people walk through the front door, find hope for the future, and
leave transformed.”

The Heritage Place will primarily serve the
community as home to various Salvation Army housing and behavioral
health programs. These programs include Renaissance Housing, a
33-apartment transitional housing unit; Mental Health Respite, a
16-apartment transitional housing unit; Early Head Start, a program for
kids from birth to age three; Wellspring, a program that helps people escape
prostitution; a community counseling center; Community Support
programs; and Veterans Affairs programs.

Other buildings
located in Renaissance Village include the Omaha Citadel Corps Community
Center, Dora Bingel Senior Center, Durham Booth Manor, and Lyle
Apartments.